The wheels of injustice go 'round and 'round — and this week’s petty crimes may just leave you spinning. Trevin starts things off with an embarrassing encounter at a massage parlor, where a deep tissue session brings him to his knees (literally), complete with a defeated wimpy voice and all. Meanwhile, Amanda battles another medical misadventure, as a sudden fainting spell leaves her bruised, swollen, and understandably over it. In Two Truths and a Lie, Trevin shoots for the stars with space-the...
Jun 25, 2025•58 min
Of all 50 states in America, which have the most crimes on an annual basis? On this episode, true petty crime expert, Amanda Rose, joins Nick Emel to reveal the Top 10 States in America With the Highest Crime Rates, according to the FBI. PLUS... what makes each state so likely to have high crime rates?, the safest states in America, proper state name pronunciation, lake culture, Nick's high school life of crime, and MUCH more. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/__EfVN...
Jun 18, 2025•57 min
A petty crime podcast episode filled with food, fast food sauce nostalgia, and chaotic appetites. Pull up a chair and prepare your palate—because the Saucy Queens, Trevin and Amanda, have a reservation for crime, and you're on the guest list. This week, Trevin finally tracks down the elusive salad that haunted him last year—only to discover its spicy vengeance leaves him sweating bullets. Meanwhile, Amanda recounts a recent dining disaster in what can only be described as Diary of a Wimpy Amanda...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
This week, we're exploring the fine line between neighborly and nefarious. Because sure, community is important—but not all of them are worth joining. Trevin is feeling the heat of summer, or as he calls it, Body Dysmorphia Season. In a rare moment of vulnerability, he opens up about the struggle of connecting to his body in a world that won’t stop looking. Meanwhile, Amanda returns with a major life update, packed with dilemmas. New house? New job? New levels of chaos? Check, check, and check. ...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Things get a little too mischievous this week on Live, Laugh, Larceny! Trevin can’t stop wasting pineapple—despite his best efforts—and Amanda's already slapping mosquitoes in March. Are we sure summer didn't skip spring? The crew plays a wild round of Two Truths and a Lie: Trevin goes full Animal Planet with facts about quokkas, capybaras, and honey badgers, while Amanda brings props and Pop Rocks to test Trevin’s sweet tooth and smarts. Then it’s time for storytime, where the crimes may be lab...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Things are getting weird this week—and that’s saying something. We’re joined by the delightfully bizarre minds behind Weird True Crime for a very special guest episode. Together, we form the Roundtable of Weird, where strange dilemmas, dumb criminals, and questionable life choices are always on the menu. Trevin kicks things off with an existential crisis involving his life partner, ChatGPT. Is his unrelenting politeness costing the planet millions in server strain? Will he risk environmental rui...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Ready to question reality? Bring your big brain and your curiosity—because this week, we’re joined by Jill ChaCha from the comedy-science podcast Well… That’s Interesting, where the facts are bizarre and the laughter is inevitable. Trevin revisits his greatest nemesis—mowing the lawn—with a petty twist. Amanda finds herself in a super glue disaster while crafting paper teacups for her daughter’s birthday. And Jill faces a hard truth about aging, when one glass of wine turns into a full-body betr...
May 14, 2025•51 min
Hop on our flying carpet — today, we’re all Disney princesses (crowns optional). This week, Trevin is officially ordained and struggling to write a wedding speech that’s somehow harder than crafting petty crime stories. Meanwhile, Amanda’s mind is blown at Disney on Ice, where four-legged characters are skating their hearts out in front of her family. In trivia, Amanda dishes on a Disney princess with surprisingly few lines, while Trevin introduces us to Glynn “Scotty” Wolfe — the Guinness World...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min
We will be back next week with a new episode. But for today, enjoy this special rewind of Ballad of the Toilet Man! 🎶 Sing it loud, sing it proud—for the Toilet Man, of course. It's Wednesday, which means it's time to raise your voice (and maybe a few eyebrows) for another round of petty crime storytelling! This week, Trevin finds himself literally singing the praises of the Toilet Man—with the window open, no less—treating the whole neighborhood to his musical breakdown. Meanwhile, Amanda is d...
Apr 30, 2025•54 min
Live, Laugh, Larceny has officially hit 200 episodes, and we're celebrating the only way we know how—by throwing the pettiest awards show podcasting has ever seen. From naked porch thieves to cursed cake smashers, we’re revisiting our most iconic criminals, characters, and catastrophic choices across 13 completely unhinged categories—including: Most Uncomfortable Moment Best Character (That’s Not Trevin or Amanda) Most Dreadful Dilemma Best Naked Criminal And of course, Sexiest Crime Will Mona L...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 25 min
It’s our annual 4/20 special, and we’re here to celebrate the one green to rule them all. This week, Trevin unknowingly ate the final Sweet-Tart, leaving his memory of the flavor as foggy as a college dorm on April 20th. Meanwhile, Amanda is dealing with a sunglasses situation that’s less cool and more cringe, as her husband insists on wearing novelty shades in public—unironically. In a very high-quality round of Two Truths and a Lie, Trevin delivers three weed-related celebrity claims involving...
Apr 16, 2025•55 min•Ep. 199
Leave your ego—and your expectations—at the door, because this week’s episode is dedicated to the wonderfully weird women of the world.Trevin kicks things off with a very grown-up dilemma: finding a new primary care doctor. But when every promising option comes with a suspiciously bad review, will he ever make it past the search results? Meanwhile, Amanda finds herself once again participating in a children’s class—only this time, she’s teaching her daughter to sing… using song. Naturally.This w...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 198
It’s a pirate’s life for us this week as we take our dumb criminal mischief to the seven seas. Trevin’s dreadful dilemma starts with his attempt to defend grape-flavored candy, only to realize that his entire perspective on fruit flavors might be completely off. Meanwhile, Amanda witnesses a first-grade music show gone wrong, where a tiny performer risks getting slapped off the risers by a much larger child standing beside her. For this week’s segment, we present our first “Would You Rather” of ...
Apr 02, 2025•59 min•Ep. 197
Things are about to get real—so real, it could only be reality TV.This week, we’re joined by Madison McGhee, host of Ice Cold Case, who’s actively investigating her father’s murder. But before we dive into the real crime, we tackle some petty ones.Trevin is facing a picture-perfect dilemma after his wife (and now everyone else) confirmed he’s a terrible photographer. Amanda has found a way to make Paw Patrol gangster by blasting the trap remix, and Madison shares her recent traffic stop nightmar...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 196
Feeling lucky? This week, we’re riding a wave of good fortune—whether we planned it or not.Trevin shares a nightmare laundry dilemma involving a cat puke-covered blanket and a rebellious washing machine, while Amanda recounts a trampoline park teen brawl that put her mom instincts to the test. Can she break it up before it turns into a full-blown WWE match?In Trivia, Amanda asks which bizarre item was once considered a symbol of good luck—urine wreaths, penis wind chimes, or battle-worn underwea...
Mar 19, 2025•59 min•Ep. 195
Our Listener Stories episodes are back, and this time, we’ve got more contributions than ever!This week, Trevin faces a dreadful dilemma at the DMV while trying to get a new ID after his birthday—leaving him questioning if he’s even a real boy. Meanwhile, Amanda returns with an I told you so moment as she gives an update from the school drop-off line.For our middle segment, we’re handing the mic over to YOU! No fun facts—just Dreadful Dilemmas straight from our listeners. We hear from Steve, Amy...
Mar 12, 2025•59 min•Ep. 194
Hey, everyone! We had some unexpected dilemmas come up, causing us to miss the editing deadline for this week. We will be back next week with Now That's What I Call Listener Stories Vol. 3!The world tour is in jeopardy, and we've got the episode that will save music! This week, Trevin deals with a case of floppy eyelids, while Amanda's winning personality makes her perfect for human resources. Our "Two Truths and a Lie" segment covers Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" and fun facts ...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min
It’s the Florida February Finale, and we’re going HARD—because somehow, both of this week’s crimes are tied together by boners.Trevin’s free time leads him down a Facebook-induced spiral of existential dread, while Amanda enters her Bridgerton era, only to be deeply troubled by the shift from season one to season two.Fast Florida delivers the bizarre tale of Carline Sthilaire, a Florida Woman caught bathing in a puddle outside a library. Meanwhile, in Killer Facts, we explore the psychic communi...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 193
Week three of Florida February is here, and everything is upside down—literally.This week, Trevin finds a guilt-free way to get revenge on his pranking wife by questioning everything, while Amanda levels up to the “big kid class,” stepping into her daughter’s karate lessons.In Fast Florida, students in Hendry County pull off the ultimate digital rebellion—hacking their high school’s system to warn classmates about mandatory (and entirely fake) penis inspections.For Two Truths and a Lie, Trevin s...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 192
We’re going on a Florida shopping spree, and the only thing on our list is absolute mayhem.This week, Trevin faces an existential crisis when ChatGPT knows him a little too well, while Amanda navigates the aftermath of her husband terrorizing the neighborhood as Ebenezer Scrooge.Fast Florida drops in with the tale of Gianfranco Fernandez, an Orlando man whose love of cartwheels and gymnastics is only rivaled by his talent for getting arrested.Then, Amanda brings the Top 5 Strangest Florida Crime...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 191
Florida February is here, and the stories are wilder than ever!This week, Trevin deals with an unexpected deodorant swap, leaving him smelling like the inside of a CVS. Meanwhile, Amanda’s cat, Arlo, is adjusting to life as an indoor pet, leading to an unfortunate increase in litter box duties.To kick off Florida February, we introduce Fast Florida, a new segment highlighting bizarre Florida crimes in quick-fire fashion. This week’s crime, submitted by a listener, involves a football player caug...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 190
Motherhood is a crime… or at least it feels like one sometimes! This week, Amanda and Trevin are joined by Heather and Rachel of Like Mother Like Murder to tackle the chaos of parenting and play Amanda’s newest conversational game, WWMD? What Would Mamas Do?Before diving into the game, everyone shares their dreadful dilemmas. Trevin wrestles with the horror of watching Nightbitch—and the even greater horror of no one else liking it. Amanda suffers through a Missouri blizzard that leaves her daug...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 189
Dry January rolls on with a twist of hilarity as our good friend Nick Emel from the @10ishpodcast joins us for Episode 188! This week, we’re tackling everything from Disney-induced mom guilt and a water bowl that terrifies Trevin’s dog Mabel, to Nick’s post-holiday social burnout.But the real fun begins with Trevin’s newest game: Top 3 in 10ish Seconds! Think you know Nick? Think he’s cool? Think again. We put Nick on the hot seat, challenging him to name his Top 3 in random categories like fast...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 188
As part of our Dry January series—a month dedicated to breaking format and exploring the unexpected—we bring you a deeply raw and personal episode of Live, Laugh, Larceny. In An Honest Conversation About Masculinity, Trevin shares his intimate essay, My Life as a Little Girl, offering a vulnerable look at his lifelong struggles with societal expectations of manhood. From being labeled as “less than” for enjoying leisure activities to the subtle yet damaging pressures of growing up on a farm, Tre...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 187
Happy New Year and welcome to our first Dry January episode! We're kicking things off in style with a very special guest: Kaydra Brannan, host of Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast. Together, we dive into hilarious Dreadful Dilemmas, tackle life's biggest (and pettiest) mysteries, and play a brand-new game! This week, Trevin is adjusting to life with his fancy new bidet (a Christmas gift from Amanda), but can he master the elusive "notch," or is he doomed to a soggy fate? Meanwhile, Amanda is grappli...
Jan 08, 2025•58 min•Ep. 186
Before we kick off Live, Laugh, Larceny 2025 and our upcoming Dry January episodes, we’re throwing it back to last year’s hilarious New Year’s episode: EP 141: The Foul-Mouthed and the Followed.Watch your mouth and your back because this one’s packed with relatable chaos! Trevin reflects on his “pants awakening,” recounting his journey from husky jeans to athletic fit—growth is real. Meanwhile, Amanda dives into a parenting dilemma, wondering how much the tooth fairy pays in today’s inflated eco...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Grab your eggnog, light up those Christmas lights, and get ready for holiday hijinks as we sleigh into the season! This week, Trevin faces a marketing crisis after stumbling upon an Amazon ad for Crime Junkie while shopping for cat products. Inspired, he asks Amanda the million-dollar question: what weird products could promote Live, Laugh, Larceny? Meanwhile, Amanda’s holiday dilemma is that a wanted poster criminal plastered all over town looks suspiciously like her husband. Coincidence, or so...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr
The holiday season is upon us, and everyone’s misbehaving!This week, Trevin kicks things off with a festive TV show recommendation perfect for any Christmas binge, while Amanda shares her struggle after buying an Elf on the Shelf so small it could hide in a snowflake—meet Frost Pips!Before diving into the chaos, the crew exchanges Christmas presents, where Amanda receives a fun surprise, and Trevin delivers a gift so huge it might just steal the show.Next, the crew unwraps a Top 5 Holiday Editio...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 185
Buckle up, because this week we’re throwing the rulebook out the window and hitting the gas on a hilarious journey into the world of petty crimes. Trevin opens the episode with a heartfelt reflection on the strange emptiness he’s been feeling since the election, leading to a recommendation for the documentary Join or Die. In his quest for community, he also has some exciting news to share—Live, Laugh, Larceny has two new team members! A-Line and Jess are bringing fresh creativity to the show, wi...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 184
Get ready to go nuts because this week, squirrels are stealing the spotlight in the quirkiest ways possible. Trevin kicks things off with a hilarious recap of a public speaking phenomenon he experienced on stage, struggling to stay in the moment as his mind wandered. Meanwhile, Amanda finds herself tangled in another trampoline-related incident, this time under a nostalgic black light at a children’s party. In Two Truths and a Lie, Amanda challenges Trevin with winter-themed trivia, featuring sn...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 183
